26 Facts About Ervin Burrell

Ervin H Burrell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Frankie Faison.

Ervin Burrell attended Dunbar High School and was a member of the school's glee club.

Ervin Burrell is upset to find that the case is becoming prolonged and that the detail has set up wiretaps.

The shooting prompts more involvement from Frazier who, along with Ervin Burrell, tries to project the image of a strong department to the public by seizing a large amount of narcotics.

Ervin Burrell learns about Jimmy McNulty's disclosure of information to Phelan; he approves McNulty's reassignment to the harbor patrol unit as punishment.

Ervin Burrell gives Valchek six detectives for the new detail, and gives them six weeks to find evidence against Sobotka and the union.

However, Ervin Burrell, seeing the investigation as worthless, gives Valchek the worst officers available, just as he had with Daniels.

The disappointed Valchek is furious when his son-in-law, Detective Roland Pryzbylewski, tells him that Ervin Burrell interfered with the Barksdale case.

Ervin Burrell accepts, as Royce provides little support to the BPD and forces Ervin Burrell to take all the blame for the department's problems.

Carcetti continues to criticize the BPD over issues like witness protection but delivers on his promises to Ervin Burrell, who comes to see the councilman as an ally.

Ervin Burrell promotes Major William Rawls to fill his old position of Deputy Commissioner of Operations, but fails to promote Daniels as promised due to political conflicts involving Daniels' wife Marla, who is running for a council seat against Royce loyalist Eunetta Perkins.

Ervin Burrell does allow Daniels his own Major Crimes Unit and they return to investigating Avon Barksdale.

Ervin Burrell then softens his tone by offering to take full responsibility for Colvin's actions provided that Royce makes him Commissioner for a full term.

Ervin Burrell has Rawls shut down Colvin's drug-tolerant zones soon after Royce caves to his demands.

Royce instructs Ervin Burrell to slow the investigation down until after the election to prevent it being proved that the victim was a protected witness.

However, Royce loses to Carcetti, allowing Ervin Burrell to keep his job.

Ervin Burrell gets concerned when Carcetti orders the promotion of Daniels to Colonel and Criminal Investigations Division commander.

Ervin Burrell is afraid that Carcetti plans to replace him with Daniels.

Ervin Burrell proves himself a valuable political aide to Carcetti in handling racial profiling allegations against Herc, tricked by Bubbles into stopping a car driven by a black minister.

Ervin Burrell recommends the IID look deep into Herc's file because his time in Narcotics would probably show further poor conduct.

Ervin Burrell meets with Davis to discuss preventing Daniels' further advancement in the BPD, as Ervin Burrell has FBI information regarding Daniels' unexplained income in the Eastern District.

Ervin Burrell warns Rawls never to cross him again, as Rawls' own hopes for promotion have been dashed by the political climate.

Ervin Burrell is unable to do so, as Daniels commands both the MCU and the CID and is linked with Carcetti.

Ervin Burrell is devastated upon reading the story, which relates that Carcetti will promote Rawls to temporary Acting Commissioner while Daniels is groomed for Deputy Commissioner.

Ervin Burrell agrees to attend a press conference with Carcetti and to allow the transitions to proceed in order to secure his new job.

Ervin Burrell warns Rawls that he could expect the same treatment.